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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY

GENERAL GEOGRAPHY CONCENTRATION - EFFECTIVE SPRING 2009

For the Geography major, a minimum of 36 semester hours are required, with at least 18 semester hours at the 300 and 400 level. For minor requirements in this track, contact a Geography advisor. Students have greater flexibility in this track to focus on a suite of courses that prepare the student for employment in a variety of areas. The Department recommends strongly that students take GEOG 300 at the end of the sophomore or beginning of the junior year. Students should view and download the Department's 4-year Program guidelines, which detail suggested courses for students to take each semester in order to graduate in four years. You can also view online the course rotation schedule for Winter 2009 through Spring 2011.

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS

 COURSE 32 HOURS
Geography 100 OR Geology 102 Physical Geography (100) or Earth Science (102) 3 hours
Geography 101 Introduction to Human Geography 3 hours
Geography 110 World Regional Geography 3 hours
Geography 200 OR Geography 278 Latin American Studies (200) OR Food and Agriculture (278) 3 hours
Geography 300 Geographic Research Methods 3 hours
Geography 316 Fundamentals of GIS (old 217) 4 hours
Geography 350 OR Geography 360 Economic Geography (350) OR North America (360) 3 hours
Geography 391 Geostatistics (Data Analysis) 3 hours
Geography 444 OR Geography 464 Environmental Ethics (444) OR Geography of Europe (464) 3 hours
Geography 475 OR Geography 495 Internship, Study Abroad, or Research Project 3 hours
Geography 499 Professional Preparation 1 hour

ELECTIVES

 CHOOSE FROM MINIMUM 4 HOURS
Geography 208 Floods and Drought 1 hour
Geography 209 Natural Disasters 1 hour
Geography Courses Choose any Upper Division Courses 3 hours

ADDITIONAL COURSE

 REQUIREMENTS* 5-6 HOURS
Math 118 (or 116 + 117) Algebra and Trigonometry 5 (or 6) hours

* Additional Course Requirements are NOT part of the geography major. They are outside corequisites required for this track.

Other Requirements: Students who wish to major in Geography are also encouraged to take the University College Freshman Seminar course, GEOG 175: Introduction to the Major. See any Geography advisor for more information on this course.

For more information about this track, contact your geography advisor, visit the Department office (EST 304), or call (270) 745-4555.

To send an email message to request more information, just click on: david.keeling@wku.edu

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This page last updated on 4/3/09.